The readout of the pope's call with Vladimir Putin was unusual for the Vatican, which does not always issue statements about papal phone calls.

Putin thanked the new pope for his contribution toward resolving the conflict while adding that Ukraine ‘was banking on escalating the conflict.’ ...

According to the Rev. John Wauck, professor of church communication at the Pontifical Holy Cross University in Rome, Leo’s ...

Pope Leo XIV’s first call with Putin comes just over three weeks after his first call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

The Kremlin’s statement further said Putin stressed his belief to the ... The final Easter message delivered by Pope Francis the day before his death included a prayer for the embattled country ...

Earlier this week, Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela staged parliamentary and regional elections stripped of any legitimacy. The leading opposition coalition, led by María Corina Machado ...

Pope Francis had been critical of Kirill's support for Putin. The Russian statement expressed hope the Vatican would "take a more active role" in calling for freedom of religion in Ukraine for ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with ...